Life in a Japanese Zen monastery

Peter Barakan interviews Muho Noelke, the German abbot of Antaiji in 2011.
Antaiji is a Zen monastery located deep in the mountains by the Japanese sea. The monks commit themselves to the practice of seated meditation and the study of the Buddha's teaching in the tradition of Dogen Zenji and Sawaki Kodo Roshi. The community also cultivates the fields around the monastery, cuts grass and trees and does construction work to keep self-sufficient.
Muho explains about zazen, community life and the relation between teacher and student. Another controversial topic is the precept of not-killing and eating meat.
Antaiji homepage: https://antaiji.org/en/
Antaiji YT channel:    / @antai_ji  

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